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Traditional Arts Development ProgramGo Directly To:Program Description Program DescriptionThe Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ (ACTA’s) Traditional Arts Development Program makes contracts up to $1,500 to support consultancies, mentorships, and travel opportunities that foster a new level of growth for individual folk & traditional artists and organizations engaged in this field in California. Requested services may be focused on organizational, program, and/or artistic development goals. Individual artists and cultural practitioners, as well as organizations, whether incorporated or not, may apply. Work in traditional arts and culture requires skills and support in many areas, including cultural expertise; field documentation; artist self-management; marketing and publicity; repertoire development; concert production; interpretation and presenting; editing; graphic design; exhibit design; archival procedures; and organizational development and management, among others. ACTA’s Traditional Arts Development Program invites requests that will facilitate the applicant’s next level of growth, artistically or organizationally. DefinitionsFolk and traditional arts are those art forms that are learned as part of the cultural life of a group of people whose members share a common ethnic heritage, language, religion, occupation, or region. These expressions are deeply rooted in and reflective of a community’s shared standards of beauty, values, or life experiences. Folk and traditional arts are, ultimately, passed on from one generation to the next and express a collective wisdom, rather than a unique personal aesthetic. Some folk and traditional arts have been brought to California from other countries or regions and have taken root here to become interwoven with the state’s cultural landscape and identity, while others have prospered on the more than 130 tribal reservations and rancherias in this state. Cowboy poetry; Hmong reverse appliqué embroidery; Mexican corridos (ballads) and mariachi music; African American quilts; Japanese bonsai; Native American basketry, ceremonial regalia construction, and ritual music/dance; South Indian Bharata Natyam dance; Western saddlemaking; Chinese qin instrumental music; Portuguese fado singing; Native Hawaiian kahiko hula chant and dance; and Pilipino rondalla music ensembles are but a few of the many hundreds of distinctive types found in this tremendously diverse and culturally rich state. How Does the Program Work?The Traditional Arts Development Program is not a grant making program for project support. Instead, it is meant to provide specialized, short-term assistance via direct contracts to help applicants reach a new level of artistic or organizational growth. Requests for organizational consultancies, artistic mentoring, and travel support may be submitted to ACTA at any time. ACTA staff will generally respond to requests within 30 days, to notify applicants of acceptance or decline. If accepted, ACTA will contract directly with the requested mentor or consultant to provide the service requested by the applicant. Fees will be paid by ACTA after the service is completed and invoices and reports are received. For travel support, ACTA will reimburse travel expenses after receipts and reports are received. Some Examples of Artistic Development Activities:
Some Examples of Organizational and Program Development Activities:
**NOTE: For longer term, one-on-one traditional arts apprenticeships, applicants should apply directly to ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program, which exclusively serves this kind of project. ACTA staff can advise applicants which program best fits their needs. Descriptions of previous contracts are available by following the links on the left sidebar of this page. Types of ContractsACTA's Traditional Arts Development Program provides three categories of contracts:
EligibilityIndividuals and organizations significantly engaged in folk and traditional arts in California are eligible to apply. 501(c)(3) status is not required, however, for-profit entities are ineligible. A maximum of one contract per applicant per twelve-month period will be made. Ineligible Activities
How to ApplyTo apply, download the instructions and application below. Or call (559) 237-9812 to request a copy be mailed to you. Traditional Arts Development Program Application Instructions Traditional Arts Development Program Application—interactive pdf file that can be downloaded, completed, and printed online. We encourage you to discuss your proposed development activity with ACTA staff prior to applying. For more information contact:Please contact ACTA staff at (559) 237-9812, ACTA’s Fresno office, or (415) 561-7894, ACTA’s San Francisco office. ACTA staff may also be reached at info@actaonline.org. FundersACTA’s Traditional Arts Development Program is supported by grants from the California Arts Council, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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